MuzataCable Cutter Wire Rope Cutter Heavy Duty Stainless Steel Aircraft 1/8" 5/32" for Deck Railing Bike Housing Metal Fence CR12

I bought this tool for cutting 1/8" stainless steel wire rope. I am building a fence and need to do a lot of cutting and crimping. I have tried it on 1/8" rope and on smaller sizes as well, both stainless and regular steel. The tool cuts cleanly and very easy. At my 71 years old I am not the strongest man in the world, but I can easily cut a 1/8" rope with one hand. After the cut the individual wires stay intact and I have no problem inserting the cable into a sleeve for crimping.Some of the reviews say the jaws are straight and they damage a cable. This is not true. When the jaws are closing for a cut, they form a tear-drop opening as you can see on the second picture. They are cutting the cable from all sides, that is why it stays intact. The spring keeps the jaws open and its strength is just right. The lock can be operated with one hand and is quite secure.One drawback - when jaws are open, the handles are too far apart to operate with one hand. It is not a big deal and I fixed it by applying a cable tie over 2 handles to not let them open more than they should. Overall it is a great tool and I am glad I discovered it to use instead of a grinding wheel for cutting.

just what i needed.when you need to cut stainless steel wire you need the right tool.i don't do it often so i was looking for an economical extension to the tool box which may be used a couple times a year for a single snip at a time.this fits the bill and easily cut the wire i need to work with. otherwise appears solid and good value. ask me in a year or two how it is holding up:)

I had been using traditional pliers before purchasing these snips. This produce made cutting steel cable rope much easier and kept ends together, making it easier to slide cable through metal crimps. Significantly sped up me productivity

These cutters are pretty good, especially for cutting the cable seals a lot of food packing companies like to put on refrigerated trailers. Killer deal for the price. I've had to loan them to other drivers at shippers and receivers who didn't have a set of their own and immediately pointed them to this product here on Amazon. The only real complaint that I have about them is the catch that's supposed to hold them closed is very weak and can break its tip off of so to hold them closed, I've been using a piece of steel wire around the handles which is what they should have manufactured onto it in the first place.

Cuts cable smoothly. Sharp, sturdy, hand size, made for the smaller cable, id estimate at 1/2 inch and lower, diameter works best. Works perfect on bike, or work out weight cables.

This product worked perfectly for cutting bike cables.

Wow, exceeded my expectations, very heavy duty head and excellant leverage. If regular one handed cable cutters are insufficient (e.g. large welding cable) then get these.

I bought some 1/16" stainless steel braided wire rope to make a clothesline. On each end I needed to make a loop, which I wanted to secure with friction clamps (the same kind that come with this cutter). Every time I cut the wire, it would fray and I wasn't able to slide the cable into the friction clamp. I tried all of my sharpest cutters, but the cable still frayed. I tried for hours; it was no use. So I ordered these cutters and used them today. The cut was smooth, perfect, and NO FRAYING! I did in 5 minutes what I previously spent hours trying to do. Bonus: these are amazing at cutting cable ties. I have several more projects to do with the wire rope so these cutters will get plenty of use, but honestly even if this was a one-time project I would still buy these. They make the job SO MUCH EASIER.